Fact check: False claim video shows Texas Rep. Chip Roy grilling Kamala Harris
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The claim: Video shows Chip Roy grilling Kamala Harris 'as she lies in Congress'
A March 6 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows Rep. Chip Roy speaking during a congressional hearing.
"CROWD ERUPTS as Chip Roy GRILLS Kamala Harris as she LIES in Congress. Hunter Biden IMPLICATED," reads the video's caption.
The video was shared more than 600 times in three days.
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Our rating: False
The video is miscaptioned. It shows Roy talking about the Biden administration's border policies and the Pledge of Allegiance during a congressional hearing. Harris was not in attendance and Hunter Biden was not mentioned.
Video shows Roy at House Judiciary Committee hearing
The video shows a portion of an hours-long hearing held Feb. 1 by the House Judiciary Committee, its first hearing of the new Republican-controlled Congress. The purpose of the hearing was to "examine border security, national security, and how fentanyl has impacted American lives," according to the committee's website.
In the clip from the post, Roy, a Texas Republican, talks about fentanyl coming over the southern U.S. border. He also questions one of the witnesses at the hearing, Brandon Dunn, who co-founded the Forever 15 Project, a group working to spread awareness of fentanyl poisoning.
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The video also shows Roy talking about Democratic North Carolina Rep. Deborah Ross and the Pledge of Allegiance. At the hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, proposed a new requirement that would have the committee recite the pledge before each session.
Harris did not attend the Feb. 1 hearing and is not mentioned in the video shown in the post.
Hunter Biden, the president's son, is also not mentioned in the clip.
USA TODAY reached out to the social media user who shared the post for comment.
PolitiFact also debunked the claim.
Our fact-check sources:
House Judiciary GOP (YouTube), Feb. 1, The Biden Border Crisis – Part One
House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, Feb. 1, The Biden Border Crisis – Part I
Forever 15 Project, Feb. 1, Brandon Dunn, Noah's Father, to Testify Before Judiciary Senate Committee on Capitol Hill
New York Times, Feb. 7, House G.O.P. Leads Constitution Read-Aloud, Seeking an Edge on Patriotism
USA TODAY, Feb. 1, 'A beautiful person': Family, friends gather for Tyre Nichols' funeral; VP Kamala Harris speaks
USA TODAY, Jan. 27, Video shows police kicking, pepper spraying, beating Tyre Nichols after traffic stop
USA TODAY, Feb. 17, 5 former Memphis police officers plead not guilty to murder charges in Tyre Nichols' death
PolitiFact, March 8, Video doesn’t show U.S. Rep. Chip Roy grilling Vice President Kamala Harris
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